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Council Member Riley opens subcommittee meeting and explains procedures
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Council Member Kevin C. Riley opens the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises meeting, introduces the agenda, and explains the procedures for public hearings. He outlines four proposed mixed-use residential developments in Brooklyn that will be discussed and provides detailed instructions for public testimony.
- The meeting is held in a hybrid format, allowing for both in-person and remote participation.
- Public testimony is limited to two minutes per witness, with options for submitting written testimony.
- The first hearing concerns the 2201-2227 Neptune Avenue rezoning proposal in Coney Island, Brooklyn, which includes approximately 145 apartments and mandatory inclusionary housing requirements.
Kevin C. Riley
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to a meeting on the subcommittee on zoning and franchises.
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I'm council member Kevin Riley, chair of the subcommittee, and I'm joined today remotely by council member Moya, Shulman, and in here, we are joined by council member Carr and Hudson.
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Today, we are scheduled to hold four public hearings.
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The four hearings concern proposed mixed use residential developments all in Brooklyn.
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These proposals are 2201 Dash 2227 Neptune Avenue, 19 Maspeth Avenue rezoning, 73 Dash 99 Empire Boulevard Rezoning, and 166 Kings Highway Rezoning.
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Before opening up the first hearing, I will go over the hearing procedures.
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This meeting is being held in hybrid format.
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Members of the public who wish to testify may testify in person or through Zoom.
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Members of the public wishing to testify remotely may register by visiting the New York City Council's website at www.council.nyc.gov/landuse to sign up.
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And for those of you here in person, please see one of the sergeant at arms to prepare and submit a speaker's card.
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Members of the public may also view a live stream broadcast of this meeting at the council's website.
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When you're called to testify before the subcommittee, if you are joining us remotely, you will remain, excuse me, you will remain muted until recognized by myself to speak.
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When you are recognized, your microphone will be unmuted.
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We will limit public testimony to two minutes per witness.
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If you have additional testimony that you would like the subcommittee to consider or if you have written testimony that you would like the subcommittee to consider instead of appearing in person, please email it to landustestimonycouncil.
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Nyc dot gov.
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Written testimony may be submitted up to three days after the hearing is closed.
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Please indicate the LU number or the project name in the subject line in your email.
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We request that the witnesses joining us remotely remain in the meeting until excused by myself as council members may have questions.
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Lastly, for everyone attending today's meeting, this is a government proceeding and the quorum must be observed at all times.
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Members of the public are asked not to speak during the meeting unless you are testifying.
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The witness table is reserved for people who are called to testify, and no video recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
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Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recording to testify, but may submit transcripts of such recording to the sergeant at arms for inclusion in the hearing record.
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I will now open the first public hearing on pre considers LUs relating to the twenty two zero one dash twenty two twenty seven Neptune rezoning proposal in council Member Brandon's district.
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This is a proposal to develop a residential mixed use building with approximately 145 apartments in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
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The proposal also involves the mapping of mandatory inclusionary housing requiring 20% to 30% of the apartments to be permanent affordable housing.
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For anyone wishing to testify regarding this proposal remotely, if you have not already done so, you must register online by visiting the council's website at the council excuse me, at council.nyc.gov/landuse.
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For anyone with us in person, please see when the sergeant wants to submit a speaker's card.
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If you if you would prefer to submit written testimony, you can always do so by emailing it to landusetestimony@counsel.nyc.gov.